Replacement outlet
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Replacement outlet
I purchased a replacement outlet (Leviton) that has lugs under the side screws. It looks as if each lug was designed to hold two conductors.
Can I connect up to 8 conductors to this outlet (4X14-2) without having to pigtail the wires or does the one lug, one conductor still apply?
Can I connect up to 8 conductors to this outlet (4X14-2) without having to pigtail the wires or does the one lug, one conductor still apply?
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Hi cwbuff –
I’m not even close to being an electrical guy – but my NEC 2002 Handbook says under Article 110 –
110.14 “Electrical Connections” part (A) “Terminals” last paragraph :
“. . . Terminals for more than one conductor and terminals used to connect aluminum shall be so identified.”
So I don’t know – but if Leviton didn’t stamp something clearly on the outlet , then maybe according to the above you couldn’t connect two conductors. I double checked and as far as I can tell the above requirement applies to all electrical connections. An electrician or other very knowledgeable people on the forum can probably tell you in a second.
Good luck!
(whoops – looks like joed thinks it’s fine. Who am I to differ?)
I’m not even close to being an electrical guy – but my NEC 2002 Handbook says under Article 110 –
110.14 “Electrical Connections” part (A) “Terminals” last paragraph :
“. . . Terminals for more than one conductor and terminals used to connect aluminum shall be so identified.”
So I don’t know – but if Leviton didn’t stamp something clearly on the outlet , then maybe according to the above you couldn’t connect two conductors. I double checked and as far as I can tell the above requirement applies to all electrical connections. An electrician or other very knowledgeable people on the forum can probably tell you in a second.
Good luck!
(whoops – looks like joed thinks it’s fine. Who am I to differ?)
#4
If it has clamps and are designed (and listed) for two wires than you may put two wires. However, you are far better off pigtailing. If anything were to happen to that device it will kill everything down stream from that device. And to complicate things more, if you are using a mulitwire branch circuit and the device fails and opens the neutral with out opening the hot you can destroy many things.
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I got 3 answers to my original question. One says it's OK, one says not sure and one says bad idea. Anyone else want to weigh in to tip the scales?
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John - Thanks for the response. The outlet is a Leviton, Pro Grade, Back & Side Wire . I think the model no. is BR15-1S. There are wiring instructions printed on the inside of the box but they don't say one way or the other about how many wires per lug. An illustration in the instructions shows a backwire configuration, but only shows one wire. The lug is formed to accept a wire on either side of the terminal screw.
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A google search for Leviton BR15-1S turned up nothing. I did find a Leviton BR15-S, the "slim" version of the BR15. The product brochure for that device says it accepts up to #10 wire, but it doesn't clearly say how many of them.
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As far as the BR-15 - I They are both side and backwired [ not backstabbed ]
Most of them i know they will take 2 hot and 2 netural so total of 4 but however there are few receptale on market that take double over this one. { total of 8 wires }
But for that many wire I rather have it pigtailed the reason why i do that due it much easier to get all the wires in the box.
Merci,Marc
Most of them i know they will take 2 hot and 2 netural so total of 4 but however there are few receptale on market that take double over this one. { total of 8 wires }
But for that many wire I rather have it pigtailed the reason why i do that due it much easier to get all the wires in the box.
Merci,Marc